Heatsink? Opinions?

Well, I am power hungry and not made of money, so I need to overclock my CPU, in order to do it right I need a better heatsink. It's at 2.3 from 2.2 now. I have run it pretty stable at 2.4 for a day or two, but I don't want to fry it.

Not only is is fucking COOL LOOKING, you can mount a gatdamn 120MM fan on it! 120mm = teh shit. HUGE amount of airflow while maintaining lower RPM. Lower RPM = quieter.

When I upgrade to Athlon 64, I'm getting one.

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Damn. That's a big chunk of metal... and very expensive.

Basically, you really don't need to be looking at any names except for: Alpha, SwiftTech, and Thermalright. Those are the only heatsink manufacturers that you should really bother with for any kind of performance air cooling.

92b16vx@Mar 18 2005, 07:55 PMLooking at the reviews the one I posted earlier cools better on my set up. Also I want to stay below $40, shit I wouldn't spend $40 on a fan for my house.

It is expensive, but like with all computer and electronic components, you get what you pay for. I swear by Thermalright for aircooling. I'd rather pay an extra 20 or 25 bucks and have it be something I can feel safe attaching to an overclocked chip.

On my thermalright (SLK-800U) my Athlon XP 2500+ (1.8Ghz) is running at the same speed as a 3200+ (2.2Ghz) with absolutely no hiccups. At 30C under load nonetheless.

Of course, I have a regular dynamo of a fan on there. (Vantec Tornado 80x32mm, 84 CFM @ 7200RPM)

EDIT: Also, don't judge the thermalright by the reviews - its performance depends on what fan you select to attach to it.

Of course.... Thermalright does make some damn good stuff, but right now Newegg doesn't have anything from Thermalright for less than $50, and that's just the heat sink. Add the fan and shipping and you're talking about $65 for a complete HS/fan combo.

the amd 3500 s939 have seen 2.4ghz easily with stock. most people seem to be running the thermalright but not that huge beast. the smaller version. anyway, if you're looking to watercooling and dont want to piece together ur own kit, try a swiftech fb120. its on newegg for 200 shipped and it includes everything. raditor, water block, tubing, pump, etc.. i researched and its the best kit from a retailer. if you want better, make ur own kit.

Whatever you use be sure to pick up some Arctic Silver for it! I use it in my laptop for the crappy heat spreader thing and desktop for the CPU, Northbridge, and video card water blocks, the stuff is awesome!

Well guess what? The Hama is made by who else? Arctic Cooling, no wonder the specs are the same. Well, I installed, it and temps are down by about 5 degrees, after the thermal paste breaks in it should down in the 30s.